Mayer Brown spends significant time defending clients in wage and hour class and representative actions. The group also handles discrimination claims, as well as the prosecution and defense of matters involving trade secret provisions, restrictive covenants, non-disclosure agreements and non-solicitation agreements. The trio at the head of the practice is formed of Andrew Rosenman in Chicago, who has experience representing clients in a broad range of actions; Gabrielle Levin, who is based in the New York office and is a key name for whistleblower protection litigation, discrimination and retaliation claims and Ruth Zadikany in Los Angeles who is active in the putative class action and representative actions work. Marcia Goodman is also a key figure in the Chicago office.
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Key clients

  • Cathay Pacific
  • Chicago Tribune
  • HSBC
  • HARTING, Inc. of North America
  • Home Point Financial Corporation
  • FrankfurtRheinMain Corporation
  • Foster Poultry Farms
  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • Intercom
  • UBS

Work highlights

  • Represented Cathay Pacific Airways in federal court in Illinois regarding alleged failure to accommodate a purported disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Representing Chicago Tribune and Tribune Publishing Company in a putative gender and race-based discrimination case.
  • Representing Foster Poultry Farms in a wage-and-hour class action lawsuit.

Lawyers

Practice head

Andrew Rosenman; Gabrielle Levin; Ruth Zadikany

Other key lawyers

Marcia Goodman